ON THE MARQUEE: MOULIN ROUGE celebrates 10 TONY AWARD WINS with updated front of house billboards outside Al Hirschfeld Theatre!!!

ON THE MARQUEE: All week long has been a very exciting time for the company of the smash hit stage musical adaptation of the Oscar winning Moulin Rouge as they took home 10 SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR Tony Awards.
Last week, there were a couple of updates added outside the show’s home at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre. It includes the full list of all the Awards it won plus special Tony winning stickers in front of its now 2 Tony winning actors.
In case anyone may not know or remember, Moulin Rouge took home 10 Tony Awards a week ago consisting of….
BEST MUSICAL,
BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL (for it’s only single nominee Broadway heartthrob Aaron Tviet),
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL (being the overdue first for Danny Burstein)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY (for Sonya Tayeh),
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL (for Alex Timbers),
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS,
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL (for Derek McLane),
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL (for Catherine Zuber),
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL (for Justin Townsend),
and
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL (for Peter Hylenski)
One of our amazing friends was so kind enough to share his photos of the updated Tony winning billboards outside the Theatre.
Congrats to the full company of MOULIN ROUGE!!!
How amazing is this?!!
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Courtney Reed and Conor Ryan tapped to lead the National Tour of Tony winning MOULIN ROUGE!!!

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SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR NEWS! The newly Tony Award winning musical adaptation of the Oscar winning film Moulin Rouge is making its way to a city near you next year. We are happy to announce that the tour’s 2 leads have been revealed.
Under the Tony winning direction of Alex Timbers, this new National Tour of Moulin Rouge will be led by…..
Conor Ryan (Broadway’s Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella along with Off Broadway’s John and Jen and Desperate Measures) as struggling bohemian writer “Christian”
and
Courtney Reed (Broadway’s Mamma Mia!, In The Heights, and notably the original “Jasmine” in Aladdin) taking on the role of the beautiful SPARKLING DIAMOND herself “Satine”.
Additional casting will be revealed later on.
For those who can’t get to NYC to see this hot ticket right now at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, the National Tour of MOULIN ROUGE is set to CAN-CAN its way to various cities across North America. It will start in Chicago, IL beginning February 26th, 2021 for a 3 month run before traveling to…..
Minneapolis, MN,
Denver, CO,
Los Angeles, CA,
and
San Francisco, CA.
Additional cities and dates will be announced soon.
Congrats Conor and Courtney!!
Who is excited?!!!

Tony winning MOULIN ROUGE offers virtual meet & greets, Q&A’s, and more with company members via BroadwayPlus in place of Stage Door!!

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Have you ever dreamt of wanting to be a BOHEMIAN?! Here is your chance to have some virtual quality time with the company of this year’s Tony winning BEST MUSICAL Moulin Rouge.
Because currently the cast are not doing any stage door, backstage tours, or requests of autographs, there is an alternative way to have that SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR time with the cast and some of its crew members. Broadway Plus are currently offering virtual ways for fans to stay connected. With MOULIN ROUGE company members, they are offering virtual meet & greets, Q&A’s, and Coachings both for ONE ON ONE and GROUPS.
Current MOULIN ROUGE cast members offering these once in a lifetime opportunities includes….
Ashley Loren – Currently serving as the Alternate for the role of “Satine” at certain performances,
and
Jacqueline B. Arnold – Currently plays one of the LADY MARMALADE girls themselves “La Chocolat”.
Current crew members offering these virtual hangouts also include….
Nick Sollyom – member of the show’s Tony winning lighting design team
and
Ashley Rodbro – The Associate director on the production.
That’s not all, there are even several departed alumni original cast members of MOULIN ROUGE offering these virtual hangouts too including….
Amber Ardolino – Original Swing and u/s “Satine”,
Max Clayton – Original Ensemble member
and
Paloma Garcia-Lee – Original Ensemble member.
COME WHAT MAY and live like a BOHEMIAN with the company of MOULIN ROUGE.
Catch them 8 times a week at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
How amazing is this??!!

Full Casting announced for upcoming London company of Tony winning MOULIN ROUGE!!

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SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR NEWS: Last week, casting has officially been announced for the upcoming London company of the now Tony Award winning Moulin Rouge in the West End. Under the direction of Tony winner Alex Timbers and choreography by Tony winner Sonya Tayeh, this new cast will be led by….
Newcomer Jamie Bogyo in his West End debut as struggling and aspiring writer “Christian”,
Liisi LaFontaine (West End’s Dreamgirls) as THE SPARKLING DIAMOND herself “Satine”,
Olivier Award nominee Clive Carter (Into The Woods and Come From Away UK) as the owner & ringmaster of the Moulin Rouge himself “Harold Zilder”,
Olivier Award nominee Jason Pennycooke (London’s Memphis and Hamilton) as head performer “Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec”,
West End favorite Simon Bailey (Jersey Boys and Heathers) as the rich, vain, and abusive psychopathic “Duke of Monroth”
Elia Lo Tauro as the sexiest tango dancer all of Paris himself, “Santiago” aka “The Narcoleptic Argentinean”,
Sophie Carmen Jones (Chicago and Jersey Boys) as the jealous “Nini Legs-in-the-Air”,
and so much more.
Moulin Rouge will CAN-CAN its way overseas to London’s West End at the Piccadilly Theatre beginning November 12th, 2021.
Along with its London company, this Award winning production continues to play to packed houses every night here in NYC at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Other upcoming productions will include its long awaited North American National Tour and sit-down Australian companies.
Who is excited?!!!

UP, CLOSE, & PERSONAL: Karen Olivo shares life lately since announcing departure from Tony nominated performance in MOULIN ROUGE

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Tony Award winner Karen Olivo has so much more wanting to fulfil vs. being THE SPARKLING DIAMOND 8 times a week. As previously mentioned earlier this year, the Rent, Brooklyn, In The Heights, and West Side Story star is no longer in the cast of the 14 time Tony nominated smash hit Moulin Rouge. The news was revealed back in April when Olivo (who now goes by She/They pronouns) expressed the frustration and anger the lack of people in the industry’s silence on the horrific, abusive, and tyrannical behavior of former show biz producer Scott Rudin.
However, Olivo has been making the move from Broadway star to being a strong political leader in helping fight for a brighter change within the industry. Acceptance, Diversity, and taking a stand against racism, prejudice, and unacceptable work behavior. Check out what Olivo has been doing since coming out with the news of departing MOULIN ROUGE.
Olivo’s last performance of MOULIN ROUGE was back in March 2020 at the time the show and all of Live Theater was abruptly shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of the show’s return last night, the role of “Satine” is now being played by Natalie Mendoza.
Thoughts?!!